2020-21 Season
Reimagined

The Symphony of Northwest Arkansas is delighted to present its reimagined 2020-21 Season, featuring intimate outdoor performances, virtual concerts, livestream experiences and more. After initially announcing an impressive seven-concert 2020-21 Season mainstage lineup at Walton Arts Center, spanning October 2020 through May 2021, SoNA ultimately had to postpone its originally planned concerts due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

“While admittedly a challenging time for symphonies everywhere, we have a rare opportunity to reevaluate the status quo, find new ways to reconnect with our audiences, and reimagine what an orchestra can be,” says SoNA Executive Director D. Riley Nicholson. “Through SoNA's reimagined season, our musical offerings will not just adapt to current obstacles, but also speak to the moment in time we find ourselves in.”

Virtual Performances

Virtual Performances
SoNA Premieres Latency Canons, Collaborates with Musicians Near and Far for Digital Symphonic Release
SoNA Premieres Latency Canons, Collaborates with Musicians Near and Far for Digital Symphonic Release

Latency Canons by Ray Lustig Features Bay Area’s Friction Quartet, The Opus 76 Quartet of Kansas, University of Arkansas Artists and More

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SoNA Premieres Multimedia Production of Petite Symphonie
SoNA Premieres Multimedia Production of Petite Symphonie

Virtual concert released online Friday, April 2 at 6:30 p.m.; Collaboration features work of French visual artist Romain Erkiletlian and local videographer Darren Crisp

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SoNA Presents Florence Price’s Quintet in A Minor
SoNA Presents Florence Price’s Quintet in A Minor

Virtual concert to be released online Thursday, February 25 at noon

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SoNA and Ballet Arkansas Present “Sleighride Together” – Dec. 21, 6pm Premiere
SoNA and Ballet Arkansas Present “Sleighride Together” – Dec. 21, 6pm Premiere

Featuring SoNA musicians performing virtually alongside Ballet Arkansas dancers.

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SoNA Singers Perform “Deck the Hall” arranged by Mack Wilberg
SoNA Singers Perform “Deck the Hall” arranged by Mack Wilberg

Performed by SoNA Singers. Arranged by Mack Wilberg. Featuring videography by Kevin Dooley.

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SoNA Singers Perform “Brightest and Best” arranged by Shawn Kirchner
SoNA Singers Perform “Brightest and Best” arranged by Shawn Kirchner

Performed by SoNA Singers. Arranged by Shawn Kirchner. Featuring videography by Kevin Dooley.

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SoNA Singers Perform “Shalom” arranged by Dan Forrest
SoNA Singers Perform “Shalom” arranged by Dan Forrest

Performed by SoNA Singers and the Bentonville High School Chamber Choir. Directed and edited by Terry Hicks.

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SoNA and the Momentary Present Virtual Concert
SoNA and the Momentary Present Virtual Concert

Virtually There: Sounds of a Moment with SoNA to be Broadcast Online Saturday, Nov. 21 from the Momentary’s Fermentation Hall

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SoNA performs "Fanfare for the Common Man" by Aaron Copland
SoNA performs "Fanfare for the Common Man" by Aaron Copland

As a celebration of our right to vote, today we are proudly releasing our performance of Fanfare for the Common Man by Aaron Copland.

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SoNA performs “Boléro” by Maurice Ravel
SoNA performs “Boléro” by Maurice Ravel

Please enjoy this very special virtual performance of Maurice Ravel’s Boléro, made by our musicians at home.

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Solos from Home

Solos from Home
Geronimo Oyenard Performs Piazzolla Tangos
Geronimo Oyenard Performs Piazzolla Tangos

Geronimo Oyenard, SoNA's Associate Principal Second Violin, performs a tango by Astor Piazzolla. Geronimo shares a fond memory of playing tangos for his grandpa, and we're privileged to hear him bring this memory back with a beautiful performance of this melancholy, meditative etude.

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Richard Bobo performs The Quiet One by William Grant Still on contrabassoon
Richard Bobo performs The Quiet One by William Grant Still on contrabassoon

SoNA's longtime resident contrabassoonist, Richard Bobo, shares his love of the contrabassoon (x4!) with a performance of Arkansan composer William Grant Still's "The Quiet One.”

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Leigh Muñoz performs Valsa Improvisada
Leigh Muñoz performs Valsa Improvisada

Leigh Muñoz, second bassoonist at SoNA, performs Valsa Improvisada by Francisco Mignone.

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Ryan Robinson plays Dances by John Stevens
Ryan Robinson plays Dances by John Stevens

Ryan Robinson, SoNA's Principal Tubist, performs all four parts of "Dances" by John Stevens. The piece was composed in 1975 for solo tuba (or euphonium) and three tubas and premiered by the composer himself at Yale.

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Babette Allen fiddles Pachelbel's Canon and Reel
Babette Allen fiddles Pachelbel's Canon and Reel

Associate Concertmaster Zsolt Eder performs Fantasia No. 7 for Solo Violin, in E-flat Major by Georg Philipp Telemann as part of our latest in the Solos from Home series.

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Zsolt Eder performs Fantasia No. 7
Zsolt Eder performs Fantasia No. 7

Associate Concertmaster Zsolt Eder performs Fantasia No. 7 for Solo Violin, in E-flat Major by Georg Philipp Telemann as part of our latest in the Solos from Home series.

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Fernando Valencia plays Valse Number 3 by Antonia Lauro
Fernando Valencia plays Valse Number 3 by Antonia Lauro

Fernando Valencia, SoNA percussionist of 8 years, performs Valse Number 3 by Antonio Lauro for our Solos from Home series.

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Kristin Weber plays CPE Bach’s Sonata for Solo Flute, performed on oboe
Kristin Weber plays CPE Bach’s Sonata for Solo Flute, performed on oboe

Meet SoNA oboist Kristin Weber – In the latest release of our Solos from Home series, Kristin performs CPE Bach's Sonata for Solo Flute (on the oboe)!

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Theresa Delaplain plays Telemann's “Fantasie 9”
Theresa Delaplain plays Telemann's “Fantasie 9”

Meet Theresa Delaplain, SoNA's principal oboist! Theresa's previous scholarly study involved ornamentation (musical flourishes—typically, added notes), which is on full display in this piece, Fantasie 9 by Georg Philipp Telemann.

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Winona Fifield plays Bach's “Arioso”
Winona Fifield plays Bach's “Arioso”

For the debut of this series, SoNA's concertmaster, Winona Fifield chose to perform Bach’s Arioso, recounting a profound musical experience she had one clear evening just after performing with SoNA.

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Holiday Performances

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